How do you estimate the quality factor Q of a tuning fork?

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How would one estimate the quality factor Q of a tuning fork?

Is anyone able to make an estimate of what it would be...?

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Take a look here (pdf file)
http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~ahb/scia49/q.pdf